2 Chronicles 12:4

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“He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.”

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BSBPD

“He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he captureth the cities of the bulwarks that <FI>are<Fi> to Judah, and cometh in unto Jerusalem.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 12:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 18:17Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  2. 2 Chronicles 11:5Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
  3. Isaiah 8:8It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
  4. Isaiah 10:11and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”
  5. Isaiah 36:1In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
  6. Jeremiah 5:10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.

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